Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affectedOffice |
gptkb:United_States_district_courts
gptkb:United_States_circuit_courts gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
February 13, 1801
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| gptkbp:effect |
allowed outgoing president to appoint new judges
led to Marbury v. Madison case |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_presidency John Adams presidency |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Judiciary Act of 1801
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| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Midnight_Judges_Act
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| gptkbp:purpose |
created new circuit courts
reduced the number of Supreme Court justices reorganized the federal judiciary |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1802
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:John_Adams
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| gptkbp:status |
repealed
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:An_Act_to_Establish_the_Judicial_Courts_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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